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well, i think the sense of powerlessness on women in india is something that goes across cast and religion t is widespread. there is frustration about it. as julie said there is a deep vein of frustration in the country. and i think that is what we are seeing, this this one case has sparked off, you know, this citizen's protest didn't come out of nowhere. it's not a new issue. there have been sexual violence against women in india for many, many decades. but i think the sense ever a new feeling of kind of liberation about being able to take to the streets and say something about it is why we are seeing so much action right now. >> when a woman overcomes her own misgivings, pressure from her own family, and actually goes to the police, what happens? are the accusations investigated? are the accused tried? >> well this is one of the bigger problems, ray. because first of all it has to be said that the vast majority of the rapes are not reported in india as all over the world. but especially in india because it is a huge that would. there is a cultural no-no against it. it can ruin your life,
well, i think the sense of powerlessness on women in india is something that goes across cast and religion t is widespread. there is frustration about it. as julie said there is a deep vein of frustration in the country. and i think that is what we are seeing, this this one case has sparked off, you know, this citizen's protest didn't come out of nowhere. it's not a new issue. there have been sexual violence against women in india for many, many decades. but i think the sense ever a new feeling...
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Dec 25, 2012
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on "religious and ethnics news weekly. " >> ifill: a version of this story aired on the pbs program "religion and ethics newsweekly." fred's reporting is a partnership with the under-told stories project at saint mary's university in minnesota. >> ifill: and to another part of asia, china, where citizens are increasingly fed up with reports of corruption and lack of accountability. john sparks of independent television news filed this report on an unlikely group of government critics in shandong province, south of beijing. >> it's at the center of everything. he'd come to hear a story about corruption in china and the people who wanted to talk to us were policemen, members of one of the most powerful institutions in the land. we were picked up by two officers and whisked away in their squad car. we'd been complaining about our police chief, he is corrupt but the government has done nothing to investigate him, ignored the complaint of several hundred officers." >> they say their boss has cheated them out of millions of pounds in a property deal, and they want to expose the whole affair. "we wa
on "religious and ethnics news weekly. " >> ifill: a version of this story aired on the pbs program "religion and ethics newsweekly." fred's reporting is a partnership with the under-told stories project at saint mary's university in minnesota. >> ifill: and to another part of asia, china, where citizens are increasingly fed up with reports of corruption and lack of accountability. john sparks of independent television news filed this report on an unlikely group...
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Dec 28, 2012
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well i think the sense of powerlessness on women in india is something that goes across cast and religion t is widespread. there is frustration about it. as julie said there is a deep vein of frustration in the country. and i think that is what we are seeing this this one case has sparked off you know, this citizen's protest didn't come out of nowhere. it's not a new issue. there have been sexual violence against women in india for many many decades. but i think the sense ever a new feeling of kind of liberation about being able to take to the streets and say something about it is why we are seeing so much action right now. >> when a woman overcomes her own misgivings, pressure from her own family, and actually goes to the police what happens? are the accusations investigated? are the accused tried? >> well this is one of the bigger problems ray. because first of all it has to be said that the vast majority of the rapes are not reported in india as all over the world. but especially in india because it is a huge that would. there is a cultural no-no against it. it can ruin your life if ar
well i think the sense of powerlessness on women in india is something that goes across cast and religion t is widespread. there is frustration about it. as julie said there is a deep vein of frustration in the country. and i think that is what we are seeing this this one case has sparked off you know, this citizen's protest didn't come out of nowhere. it's not a new issue. there have been sexual violence against women in india for many many decades. but i think the sense ever a new feeling of...
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lady michelle obama shows children the white house holiday decorations, then george will talks about religion and politics. later, james taylor from a recent appearance at the national press club. >> by the time i was 9 years old, i was handing out leaflets for robert kennedy. when i was 10, i'm a big decision and broke with the democratic party, and went to work for john lindsay. i went
lady michelle obama shows children the white house holiday decorations, then george will talks about religion and politics. later, james taylor from a recent appearance at the national press club. >> by the time i was 9 years old, i was handing out leaflets for robert kennedy. when i was 10, i'm a big decision and broke with the democratic party, and went to work for john lindsay. i went